Porter's value chain identifies primary and support activities.
How could you use his value chain as a tool for the development of
information systems in a large corporation?
When would a company decide to change from a functional to a
multidivisional structure? How does the multidivisional structure
solve the problems associated with the functional
structure?
Provide a value chain analysis for Nike (primary and
support activities) and then explain the type of generic strategy
this supports (i.e., differentiation, cost leadership, focus,
blue-ocean strategy).
Which type of organizational structure does Saudi
Aramco currently have? Functional structure, divisional structure,
or matrix structure? Provide evidence.
What organizational structure does it use to govern its
foreign market operation (International Division Structure,
Worldwide (3-dimensional) Matrix, Worldwide Product Division
Structure, or something else)?
(Questions do not belong to a specific case, just on the
organizational structure Saudi Aramco currently has.)
Strategic Marketing:
Porter’s Value Chain is made up of Primary Stages and Support
Activities.
Use a matrix to show how Porter’s Value Chain can be used to
make decisions about which of Porter’s Generic Strategies is
appropriate for a company to use.
To do this, set up a table that lists each of Porter’s Generic
Strategies as a column heading and each of the primary stages and
support activities of Porter’s Value Chain as rows.
Fill in the appropriate cells...
Q) PM and organization structures:
1) what are the -
-Functional
-Matrix
-Projectised / dedicated team
( of PM and organization structures )
2) Strengths and weakness for PM
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of functional,
projectized, and matrixed organizational structures.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.